Day 3 Buck creek State Park camo to buck creek State Park camp

Well, as it turns out, i don't have to decide which way to go today, east or west. The decision was made for me. You see, yesterday, on the drive to Buck Creek, the 246 mile drive here was very tiring, compounded by the less-interesting scenery, sun on the concrete highway. I vowed to get a good night's sleep before i made a decision on the future of this trip and, certainly, move on. As it turns out, i did not get a good night,'s sleep. In fact, of the now-11 road trips i have take, probably 452 nights, this was the worst. You see, despite the no-generstors-after-ten rule in ohio camps, one, perhaps several, of the nearby RVs had their generators going, several until 1:48 am, and one all night. I tried ear plugs, but they did little. I tried some wine from my wine cellar, but that did,t help. So i tried an ambien, and that worked for three hours. So, instead of moving on 250 miles today either east or west, i will drag my tent over to the site 100 feet away with the hope that that deafens the generator noise.

For the life of me, i will never understand why some people even bother to lug all their stuff to a camp when if it's all the comforts of home they want, the best place to get that is, well, at home.

Donner, in the meantime, is learning how to cope with his new disability. Since i have already managed Sonntag and Leben in their wheelchairs over 28,000 miles of camping, i can manage him for the rest of this trip. In fact, it would be easy to manage him on the road than at home. But that is not the critical decision factor. The most important thing is what is best for him.

Ed and Donner,